Bed Rail Fastener (open access)

Bed Rail Fastener

Patent for a bed rail fastener. "The purpose of this invention is to provide novel features of construction for a bed rail fastener, which afford a very secure connection of the ends of the side rails of a metal bedstead with the head and foot posts of the bed." (lines 9-14). Illustration included.
Date: May 11, 1909
Creator: Berry, Thomas O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buckle (open access)

Buckle

Patent for a buckle. Illustration included.
Date: May 11, 1909
Creator: Allen, Orcenith F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beauty-Pillow. (open access)

Beauty-Pillow.

Patent for improvement in beauty pillow which is slanted to draw the skin back toward the scalp to prevent wrinkling. Illustration is included.
Date: May 4, 1909
Creator: Fitze, Eloise
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Gun (open access)

Automatic Gun

Patent for an automatic gun which automatically sends the next cartridge to the gun barrel after firing.
Date: May 18, 1909
Creator: Lovelace, Charles D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alarm System (open access)

Alarm System

Patent for a fire alarm system which activates when a certain temperature is detected by the device.
Date: May 25, 1909
Creator: Giese, Leo
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cabinet (open access)

Cabinet

Patent for a cabinet for storing lace or ribbons.
Date: May 11, 1909
Creator: Hayden, Frank A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for a churn with a power motor.
Date: May 25, 1909
Creator: Holder, James R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barrel-Shelf (open access)

Barrel-Shelf

Patent for barrel shelves which attach to barrels to hold up sacks during filling and fold up when out of use.
Date: May 4, 1909
Creator: Hughes, Alonzo
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper (open access)

Cotton Chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper. Illustration included.
Date: May 11, 1909
Creator: Dewald, Louis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Magazine Rifle (open access)

Magazine Rifle

Patent for a magazine rifle. Illustration included.
Date: May 11, 1909
Creator: Catron, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Leather-Working Machine. (open access)

Leather-Working Machine.

Patent for a leather working machine, which fully finishes leather straps.
Date: May 18, 1909
Creator: Russell, Frank K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Latch. (open access)

Latch.

Patent for a latch for swinging doors, which can be operated from either side of the door.
Date: May 18, 1909
Creator: Lewis, Oliver
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lifting-Frame. (open access)

Lifting-Frame.

Patent for a lifting frame for hoisting engines, which allows a car to be put under the engine easily.
Date: May 4, 1909
Creator: Knox, Hiram
System: The Portal to Texas History
Train-Order Signal. (open access)

Train-Order Signal.

Patent for a train order signal, which prevents accidental clear signals from the semaphores by requiring the train order pad to be replaced before a signal can be given.
Date: May 18, 1909
Creator: Gates, William T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam Engine (open access)

Steam Engine

Patent for steam engine. Illustration included.
Date: May 11, 1909
Creator: Hill, John A. & Hill, Melvin W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Station Indicator (open access)

Station Indicator

Patent for a station indicator. Illustration included.
Date: May 11, 1909
Creator: Tanner, Theophile
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mixer. (open access)

Mixer.

Patent for a hand mixer, which can be operated with one hand.
Date: May 18, 1909
Creator: Hood, Thomas Hubert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tank-Valve. (open access)

Tank-Valve.

Patent for a tank valve, which prevents leakage and can be used as a tank or trough valve.
Date: May 4, 1909
Creator: Hampton, William M. & Shive, Caleb C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay Press (open access)

Hay Press

Patent for a hay press. This invention uses a toggle lever that becomes active after each stroke of the plunger. Illustration included.
Date: May 11, 1909
Creator: Pickard, William Moad
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grab for Pump and Drill Rods. (open access)

Grab for Pump and Drill Rods.

Patent for a grabbing device for pump and drill rods in wells to lift them out of the well.
Date: May 11, 1909
Creator: Law, Eddie P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drinking-Cup. (open access)

Drinking-Cup.

Patent for a collapsible drinking cup for children, whose parts are attached together to prevent loss of parts and which can be hung from the waistband of the child.
Date: May 11, 1909
Creator: Dacus, Augusta
System: The Portal to Texas History
Filing-Cabinet. (open access)

Filing-Cabinet.

Patent for a filing cabinet that allows for the easy removal of the contents and attaches to other filing cabinets to create a larger cabinet.
Date: May 4, 1909
Creator: Atkinson, Joseph J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Relay. (open access)

Relay.

Patent for an electric relay "which is normally actuated by weak currents, and adapted when abnormally energized by heavier currents to shift the local current from one connection to another in order to prevent the relay armature from sticking" (lines 10-15).
Date: May 18, 1909
Creator: Rice, Hugh C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Headlight-Adjuster for Automobiles. (open access)

Headlight-Adjuster for Automobiles.

Patent for a headlight adjuster for automobiles, which causes the headlights to turn when the car turns.
Date: May 18, 1909
Creator: Leach, Leonard M.
System: The Portal to Texas History